Andrija Grbović | |
Position: | Small forward / Power forward |
Height M: | 2.07 |
Weight Kg: | 94 |
League: | ABA League |
Team: | Budućnost Podgorica |
Number: | 14 |
Birth Date: | 16 September 2003 |
Birth Place: | Pljevlja, Serbia and Montenegro |
Nationality: | Montenegrin |
Career Start: | 2020 |
Years1: | 2020–2021 |
Team1: | OrangeAcademy |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Team2: | OKK Beograd |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Team3: | Mega Basket |
Years4: | 2023–present |
Team4: | KK Budućnost Podgorica |
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Andrija Grbović (Serbian: Андрија Грбовић; born 16 September 2003) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for KK Budućnost Podgorica of the ABA League and the Prva A Liga. Standing at and weighing 207lbs, he plays both small forward and power forward positions.
Grbović was a member of Vizura prior he joined OrangeAcademy based in Ulm, Germany and affiliated to Ratiopharm Ulm in 2018. Afterwards, he joined the Mega Basket youth system in 2021. At the 2021–22 Junior ABA League, he averaged 22 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.[1] His team won the Junior ABA League that season, while he was named the Junior ABA League MVP and received the Junior ABA League Ideal Starting Five selection.[2] [3] [4]
Grbović joined the OrangeAcademy roster for the 2020–21 season of the German third-tier ProB league. In summer of 2021, he signed with Mega Basket and was immediately loaned to OKK Beograd for the 2021–22 KLS season.[3] Grbović made his debut for Mega Basket at the 2022 Serbian SuperLeague playoffs.[5]
In August 2018, Grbović was a member of the Montenegro under-16 team that finished 14th at the FIBA U16 European Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[6] In August 2019, he was a member of the national under-16 team that finished 4th at the FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Podgorica, Montenegro. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 15.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.[7]
In July 2022, Grbović was a member of the Montenegro under-20 team that won a bronze medal at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[8]